Toilet seat cover



Feb. 12, 1935.

M. .lloYcE 'TOILET SEAT COVER Filed July 28, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb.l2, 1935. M JQYCE TOILET SEAT COVER Filed July 28, 19:54

2 Sheets-Sheei'l 2 Patented eb. .12, 1935 PATENT ori-ICE TOILET SEATCOVER vMaurice Joyce, Washington, D. O.

Application July 28, 1934, Serial No. 737,447

s claims. (c1. 4za5) This invention relates to a toilet seat assemblyand more particularly to a toilet seat and a cover therefor, in thelatter of which provision is made for the seating accommodation ofinfants and children.

It is an object of the invention to provide a toilet seat assemblyhaving a cover attachment forthe, usual toilet seat in which is providedan opening of smaller size than that of the main seat.

This opening in the cover is disposed at the front end thereof and asupplementary cover is prorvided for this opening which'may be operatedwithout difficulty by children themselves.

It is an object of my invention to provide a cover for a toilet seatwhich is economical to produce and which is pleasing in appearance. Thesupplementary cover forming a part of the invention may consist of thepart which is cut .from the main cover plate to provide the openingtherein; thereby a saving in material results.

It is a further object of my invention to construct a toiletI seatassembly which is rugged and which willwithstand hard and continuedusage attendant-the repeated movement of the several parts.

Other objects and purposes of the invention will appear from thefollowing description thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings wherein, v

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the toilet seat assembly with the several partsin closed position,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the assembly with the supplementary cover cutaway and the main cover in position, for the accommodation of a child,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the assembly showy ing its severalcomponent parts.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1 along line 4 4thereof, and

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional viewalong line- `5-5 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings the main seat is designated by 1, and is adapted to restupon the bowl of the toilet 2 through the intermediary'of buffers 14.The main seat may be either of the type open at the front as shown inthe drawings or the wellknown continuous oval type. In the rearstructure 3 of the bowl are fixed lbrackets 4 which.

support the bolt 5. The main seat is hinged on the bolt 5 by sleeves 6,whereby the main seat may be moved between its raised and loweredpositions.

The cover 7 for the main' seat is also hingedly connected to the bolt 5by means of sleeves 8. The cover 7 consists of two parts, one of whichis a supplementary lid or cover 9, overlying an opening 12 `in the maincover portion 7. 'I'his opening is cut out of the front portion of thethat the opening 12 merges with the front edge 10 of the cover7, thecutting operation may be performed easily and quickly, The supplementarycover 9 may be the same part which is cut out to form the opening 12. Asemi-cylindrical bead is mounted upon the top edge of the supplemenl5tary cover 9 to give the complete top, asshown in Fig. l, a finishedappearance. The yoke 17 is attached to the rea'r edge of the cover 9 byany `suitable means such as screws 18, and the top edge thereof fitscomplementarily in a channel out into the bead 13 to give the latteracontinuous configuration. Arms 11 extend rearwardly from the yoke 17 andare hingedly connected to the bolt 5 by sleeves 10. Thereby thesupplementary cover 9 may be raised together with or to the exclusion ofthe cover portion 7.

Resilient plates 20 (Figs. 3 and 5) are mounted in the edge of the lid 9and serve to maintain the lid 9 in yielding vengagement with the cover7. The resilient effect of these springs may beovercome easily by achild upon the raising of the lid 9 to the exclusion of the cover 7.

Buffer members 16 are attached to the arms 11 to `cushion the fall ofthe supplementary lid 9 onto the cover 7, in the course o1' the handlingthereof by children or adults. Likewise buffer members 15 are providedon the bottom of the cover 7 to cushion the dropping thereof.

In operation, the complete assembly consisting of the main seat 1 andthe composite seat 7, 9 may be raised as a unit in an approximatelyver`- tical direction, For the accommodation of an adult the main seat 1is lowered and the cover unit is in its raised position. The cover maybe lowered as a unit, giving a finished appearance to the completestool. For the use of a child, the supplementary lid 9 is raised by aconvenient engagement of the front end thereof, and upon the overcomingof the resilience of springs 20, the lid is swung into its raisedposition through arms 11 and sleeves 10. The lid 9 is lowered again orthe cover 7 is raised to effect the engagement between y the lid and thecover. The several buffer elements 14, 15 and 16 serve to cushion theimpacts of the relative movements between the several units of theassembly.

Although asystem oi' sleevesl rotatable upon a iixed bolt has been shownin the illustrated embodiment oi the invention, any other arrangementfor pivotally mounting the seat, the cover and the supplementary lid'maybe availed of, without departing from the spirit 'of the invention.The

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several elements of the assembly may be made` of any suitable materialsuch as wood, metal, or a composition, and the several parts may be madel of diierent materials, if desired.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: 1.4 An oval-shaped coverfor a toilet seat having an opening therein at the front end thereof ofsmaller size than the opening inthe toilet seat which merges into thefront edge of said cover, means for hingedly mounting said cover, asupplementary `lid for the cover opening and means for pivotallymounting said lid above said cover whereby said lid is selectivelyoperable together with or separately fromsaid cover.-

2. A cover for a toilet seat having an opening -therein at the front endthereof of smaller size than the opening in the toilet seat which mergesinto the front edge of said cover, means for hing- ,edly mounting saidcover, and a. supplementary lid for the cover opening mounted forpivotal movement above said cover about the same axis of rotation assaid cover and selectively operable together with or separately fromsaid cover.

3. In a device of the class described, a main toilet seat and a covertherefor hingedly mounted about the same axis of rotation, an ovalshapedopening at the front of said cover mergingl into the front edge thereof'of smaller size than the opening in the main toilet seat, alici forsaid opening fitting closely therein, and a member rigidly connected tothe rear end of said lid and mounted for pivotal movement on the sameaxis of rotation as saidtoilet seat and cover.

4. In a device of the class described, a main toilet seat and a coverthereforv hngedly mounted about the same axis or rotation, anoval-shaped opening at the fr'ont of saidcover merging into -the frontedge thereof of smallersize than the opening in the main toilet seat, alid for said opening tting closely therein, resilient means tending tomaintain said cover and lid in engagement with each other, and a memberrigidly connected to the rear end of said lid and mounted for pivotalmovement on the same axis of rotation as'said toilet seat and cover.

5. In a device of the class/described, a main' toilet seat and a cover-ther/eier hingedly mount-- Vseat and cover, and resilient meanstendingto maintain s'aid cover and lid in engagement with each other.

6. In a device of theclass described, a main toilet seat and a covertherefor hingedly moun't-y ed about the same axis otrotatlon, anovalshaped opening at the front of said cover merging into the frontedge thereof of smaller size than the opening in the main toilet seat, alid for` said opening fitting closely therein, a bead overlying the topedge of said lid, a bracket attached to the rear edge of said lid formedcomplementarily to said bead, extensions from said bracket `overlyingthe rear portion of said cover' on the same level as said bead, meansfor pivotally mounting said extensions about the same axis of rotationas said seat and cover, resilient means tending to maintain said coverand lid in engage- `nient with each other, and means between saidextensions and cover for cushioning the engage-v ment of said lid withsaid i MAURICE JOYCE.

